People · Portugal
Vasco Maria Mateus Barata
2×2 · top 9.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023BARA04
Vasco Maria Mateus Barata has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.58, set at Alter do Chão Open 2025, puts him in the top 9.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 47th in Portugal. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since April 2023, he has put 278 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 54% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 5 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.86 in April 2023 to 11.19, a 41% improvement. Vasco has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.58 | 4.24 | top 9.7% | 47 / 417 | |
| 3×3 | 11.19 | 12.97 | top 11.1% | 65 / 547 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.08 | 8.46 | top 20.6% | 73 / 262 | |
| Skewb | 5.34 | 7.19 | top 20.8% | 43 / 175 | |
| 4×4 | 1:13.22 | 1:23.51 | top 50.0% | 109 / 223 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.55 | 39.85 | top 54.5% | 86 / 161 | |
| Clock | 16.99 | 19.82 | top 55.4% | 77 / 122 | |
| Megaminx | 2:21.72 | — | early days — 2 solves | 58 / 111 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 17 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at Alter do Chão Open 2025.
- 29 Mar 2025Four personal bests in one day at Arraiolos Open 2025.
- 15 Feb 2025Four personal bests in one day at Seomara Side & Blind 2025.
- 21 Dec 2024Three personal bests in one day at Cubes 'n Tides in Caparica 2024.
- 12 Oct 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.84 at Luso-Bussaco Open 2024.
- 30 Aug 2024Four personal bests in one day at Portugal Championship 2024.
Competitions
- Alter do Chão Open 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Arraiolos Open 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Seomara Side & Blind 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubes 'n Tides in Caparica 2024 · 21 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Luso-Bussaco Open 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Portugal Championship 2024 · 30 Aug 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Alter do Chão Open 2024 · 18 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Seomara Cube Fest 2024 · 24 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Lisboa Open 2023 · 22 Apr 2023
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Pedro Azevedo — met in 61 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kiary Roque Russo — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Diogo Miguel Alves Guerreiro — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.19 away.
Targets move as he improves.